A celebrated architect goes out on a limb with a bold new take on building tall
Smithsonian historian David Ward reflects on the work of Langston Hughes
Born 150 years ago, H.G. Wells predicted, and inspired, inventions from the laser to email
An eerie vision of the luminous magic we find in ourselves
As safari parks encroach on their ancestral lands, indigenous groups struggle to maintain their ways of life
The renowned travel writer journeys the length of the U.S.-Mexico border to get a firsthand look at life along the blurry 2,000-mile line
The 1968 Hunger Wall is a stark reminder of the days when the country's impoverished built a shantytown on the National Mall
The sculptor behind the American landmark had some unseemly ties to white supremacy groups
Almost two hundred years ago, James Smithson devised a method for better brewing. We recreated it.
For 20 years, Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen has been selectively breeding chickens for his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project
Architecture photographer Jason Flakes brings his unique lens to the Smithsonian's brand new museum
Next spring, visitors will interact with artifacts beyond those in the physical exhibitions
Smithsonian historian David Ward takes a look at a new book by Sebastian Smee on the contentious games artists play
Carl Van Vechten captured and archived images of most of the era’s great artists, musicians and thought leaders
Sci-fi fan Gene Roddenberry was a freelance writer with a futuristic vision. He had high hopes for his script about a peacekeeping spaceship
Engineer-artist Todd McLellan finds marvel in blowing out the mundane
Shrunken heads, punk rock and robots make for an action-packed autumn
The frozen treat has been mispronounced by generations of Americans
The repository, which has long provided feathers to tribes for traditional uses, also helps bird conservation researchers
Some of the technology from Star Trek is already coming to life in the Lockheed Martin lab
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